Includes bibliographical references (p. [207]-217) and index

Finding community: shops, conventions, magazines, and cyberspace -- Cultural roots: the history of tattooing in the West -- Appropriation and transformation: the origins of the renaissance -- Discourse and differentiation: media representation and tattoo organizations -- Creation of meaning I: the new text -- Creation of meaning II: the tattoo narratives

The author shows how tattooing changed from its working class roots to wider acceptance, "from traditional Americana and biker tattoos to new forms using Celtic, tribal, and Japanese images," and explores unexpected connections with other social movements.--Cover

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